Harbin in the south of the north Northeast China Province of Heilongjiang has a temperate continental monsoon climate, which has four distinct seasons, long and cold winters, short and very hot summers, and the short transitional seasons of spring and autumn with sharp temperature changes.

Temperature recovers rapidly in spring, with little precipitation, dry air, changeable weather and radical temperature change. The month-to-month temperature variance is large, usually about 8~10 C. Spring has more windy days than other seasons. Adequate sunshine, temperature and precipitation meet and the smallest month-to-month temperature variance appears in summer. July has a mean temperature of 23.0 C and is the warmest month of the year. Summer has the maximum precipitation, but at a small intensity: on average there are only one to two days of heavy rain days; torrential rains are rare. Autumn is featured by unpredictable temperature changes, significantly reduced precipitation slightly larger than in spring, prevailing southerly winds with wind force second only to spring. Winter has low temperatures: an average minimum temperature of around -24 C and an extreme low temperature of -38 C in January. It has little precipitation, cold and dry weathers, sometimes snowstorms, prevailing small-speed southwest winds in winter.

Pressure

monthly mean atmospheric pressure

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Pressure(hPa)

10058

10042

10002

9932

9900

9878

9871

9905

9957

10000

10035

10052

Pressure (hPa)

10058

10042

10002

9932

9900

9878

9871

9905

9957

10000

10035

10052

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.1 monthly mean pressure

Temperature

monthly mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Temp(oF)

-1.2

7.5

25.8

44.7

58.6

68.7

73.4

69.9

58.1

42

22.4

5.3

Temp(oC)

-18.4

-13.6

-3.4

7.1

14.8

20.4

23

21.1

14.5

5.6

-5.3

-14.8

Temperature (oC|oF)

-18.4 oC -1.2 oF

-13.6 oC 7.5 oF

-3.4 oC 25.8 oF

7.1 oC 44.7 oF

14.8 oC 58.6 oF

20.4 oC 68.7 oF

23 oC 73.4 oF

21.1 oC 69.9 oF

14.5 oC 58.1 oF

5.6 oC 42 oF

-5.3 oC 22.4 oF

-14.8 oC 5.3 oF

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.2 monthly mean temperature

monthly extreme mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

-11.1

-3.7

14.9

32.9

46.2

58.2

64.9

61.1

47.6

32.1

13.8

-3.7

Min Temp (oC)

-23.9

-19.8

-9.5

.5

7.9

14.6

18.3

16.2

8.7

.1

-10.1

-19.8

Max Temp (oF)

9.8

19.2

36.5

56.4

70.1

78.8

82.4

79.3

69.2

53

31.8

15

Max Temp(oC)

-12.3

-7.1

2.5

13.6

21.2

26

28

26.3

20.7

11.7

-.1

-9.4

monthly extreme daily temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

-35.9

-28.7

-16.5

8.9

25.1

40.2

49.1

43.8

23.3

2.8

-15.7

-32.1

Min Temp (oC)

-37.7

-33.7

-26.9

-12.8

-3.8

4.6

9.5

6.6

-4.8

-16.2

-26.5

-35.6

Max Temp (oF)

35.9

49.8

69.2

84.9

94.2

98

97.7

96

87.8

79.7

62.9

47.3

Max Temp (oC)

2.2

9.9

20.7

29.4

34.6

36.7

36.5

35.6

31

26.5

17.2

8.5

Humidity

monthly mean hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity (%)

73

69

56

49

51

65

77

78

70

63

65

71

Hunidity (%)

73

69

56

49

51

65

77

78

70

63

65

71

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.3 monthly mean hunidity

monthly minimum daily hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity(%)

16

8

2

4

5

7

19

24

11

8

7

20

Precipitation

monthly mean precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

3.4

5.3

9.7

18.4

40.4

84.4

142.7

121.2

57.6

25.9

9.6

5.8

Days (Precipitation<0.1mm)

5.8

5.7

5.7

6.7

10.3

13.5

14.2

12.3

9.9

7.1

6

7.2

Days (Precipitation<10mm)

0

0

.1

.4

1.1

2.7

4.5

3.8

1.6

.5

.1

0

Days (Precipitation<25mm)

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.7

1.3

.4

.1

0

0

Days (Precipitation<50mm)

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

Precipitation (mm)

3.4

5.3

9.7

18.4

40.4

84.4

142.7

121.2

57.6

25.9

9.6

5.8

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.4 monthly mean precipitation

monthly maximum daily precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

6.7

6.7

-34

23.4

79.1

52.1

123.7

93.4

65.4

34.1

19.7

9.9

Wind

monthly mean wind speed

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed(m/s)

3.1

3.3

4

4.7

4.5

3.6

3.3

3

3.3

3.7

3.9

3.3

Wind Speed (m/s)

3.1

3.3

4

4.7

4.5

3.6

3.3

3

3.3

3.7

3.9

3.3

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean wind speed

monthly maximum daily
wind speed and direction

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed (m/s)

17.3

17

21

23

26

20

21

15.7

17

18.3

19

16

Sunshine

monthly mean sunshine duration

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Duration (hour)

155.9

179.9

230.9

231.4

264.1

260.2

254.2

247.2

230.5

206.8

170.2

139.9

Duration (hour)

155.9

179.9

230.9

231.4

264.1

260.2

254.2

247.2

230.5

206.8

170.2

139.9

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean sunshine duration

monthly sunshine percentage

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Percentage (%)

56

62

63

57

58

56

54

57

61

61

60

52

Remarks:
Weather forecast is provided by China Meteorological Administration.
Climate information is based on monthly averages for 30-year period of 1971-2000.
Precipitation includes both rain and snow.